Utilizing Partial Channel Information in the Design of Space-Time Block Codes

• The assumption of no channel knowledge at the transmitter is inherent in the design of classical space-time codes for wireless communication. This work, on the other hand, assumes that non-perfect quantized channel information obtained from a feedback link is available at the transmitter and investigates how such channel knowledge can be incorporated into the design of space-time block codes. Efficient codes are found by means of a gradient search over a continuous alphabet. Simulation results for a Rayleigh fading scenario a system using two transmit antennas and one receive antenna show that significant gains are possible.

Subject headings

TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER  -- Elektroteknik och elektronik -- Telekommunikation (hsv//swe)

ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY  -- Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Information Engineering -- Telecommunications (hsv//eng)

NATURVETENSKAP  -- Data- och informationsvetenskap -- Datorteknik (hsv//swe)

NATURAL SCIENCES  -- Computer and Information Sciences -- Computer Engineering (hsv//eng)

Keyword

Beamforming

feedback

quantization

space-time codes

Algorithm design and analysis

Block codes

Feedback

Quantization

Radio transmitters

Receiving antennas

Signal design

Space time codes

Transmitting antennas

Wireless communication

Computer engineering

Publication and Content Type

ref (subject category)

kon (subject category)